Strep strikes again {edited}

 
Tessa stayed home on Wednesday, and I took her to the doctor yesterday because she has been coughing a lot and complaining of a sore throat. She has strep throat again — the third time in two months. When the nurse did the throat swab, Tessa coughed up blood. It was awful, to say the least. She's on two different antibiotics for 20 days. Her doctor recommended she see the ENT specialist, so he can determine if she needs her tonsils taken out. The nurse set up an appointment for us, so we'll probably see the doctor who did her ear tubes. However, we pray it doesn't come to that. {It came to that. Tessa's adenotonsillectomy is scheduled for Dec. 28.}

She's such a trooper through it all. Ever since she was a baby, it has been difficult to tell when she's sick because she's in good spirits despite how icky she feels.